Tom, there is a lot of great points that have been made already so I will just nod and agree. This relationship isn't working for you anymore. He doesn't get to argue with your decision and attempt to manipulate you into changing your decision. In my opinion, he is taking advantage of just how well he knows you to get his way. Leave. Shake things up and take another path. This one has served its purpose and it is time to head in another direction. For you. You are the only one that matters here.

BTW, the Outlet Sale has been rescheduled, although we are not actually operational again, yet, so I don’t know how they can be so confident we will be. But I’ve signed up for basically the same shifts I had before but two weeks later. Except instead of working the first afternoon I’ll be working the second because that looks like a better fit for presumably doing my actual job some of the time. We shall see.

Timelies all!

We had a parent teacher conference today. Mr. S’s behavior during the first stage of the modified school day has been mostly good, so we’re going to the next stage. This means he goes in a little earlier.

Also, I have signed up for my COVID booster shot.

Sheryl, you deserve some good news (and an antibody refresher).

askye, your post had me look for the like button.

I love the names Marcie and Prubs, Hec. These are the guinea pigs, I take it?

JZ, it's good to see you. I'm sorry things have been so rough.

I love the names Marcie and Prubs, Hec. These are the guinea pigs, I take it?

That is correct! Named after Marceline the Vampire Queen and Princess Bubblegum.

Those are most excellent names.

Timelies, everyone.

Called in sick to work, but of course I feel a bit better now.

Their full titles are Marceline the Guinea Pig Queen and Princess Bubblegum of the Cavy Kingdom.

Things haven't been scary-rough, just hectic. My division is having faculty candidate interviews, but for some reason the dept. chair's office decided *they* would do all the scheduling--except that those admins don't know my boss and his preferences, and they're on a separate campus and don't know the layout of the children's hospital at all, so the whole thing has been a clusterfuck of people being unable to find rooms or refusing to show up and my boss getting increasingly irritated at how many people the candidates MUST meet who've been left out completely. I was brought in at the tail end, to provide "on-site support" for the interviews, including interviews over at Oakland Children's, which I don't know any better than the chair's office.

I'm leaving in less than 10 minutes to get to campus for a 9 1/2 hour workday of more babysitting. At least I have books with me.

Theo, a day of rest will probably be a good idea regardless.

JZ, I missed who the adults you are babysitting are.

ltc is upset today that her teacher is out and that the substitute (who she knows because he has substituted her art class before) is a guy. She never had male teachers before now, and she's really not comfortable around men she doesn't know well.

I'm going to my office today for the first time in 20 months to pack up my desk and return equipment since I won't be working out of this location anymore. I think I'm the only person on the work shuttle. I can't believe I used to subject myself to this commute.